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The Wretched of the Sea: Piracy’s 600 Anonymous Hostages
Huddled together in the dark sooty hulls of their ships, often abandoned to their Somali pirate captors by governments and shipowners, as many as 650 seamen await their fate on… Read more
Emir Movie Best Artistic Contribution at Cairo Film Festival
The Filipino musical film Emir won the Youssef Chahine Award for Best Artistic Contribution at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt held last Thursday, December 9. Director Chito… Read more
Algerian Employers Want to Hire More OFWs
Employers in Algeria wants to hire more overseas Filipino workers, the Department of Labor and Employment said in a news release. DoLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said Labor Attache Nasser Mustafa… Read more
PHL Envoy Pushes More Jobs for Pinoys in Nigeria
A Philippine official in Nigeria has sought stronger ties between the two countries, noting the potential jobs for Filipinos there. “Nigeria needs professional, technical, skilled, semi-skilled and even household service… Read more
DFA Confirms Release of Korean Tanker With 19 Filipinos
The Philippine Embassy in Kenya has confirmed that Somali pirates have released the Marshall Island-flagged MT Samho Dream and its 24 crew members, 19 of them Filipinos, seven months after… Read more
Filipino Pilot Among 22 Killed In Twin Air Crashes In Congo
Twenty-two persons were killed as two planes crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Thursday. In the first case, a cargo plane crashed near Bukavu, killing its Filipino pilot… Read more
21 Filipino Seafarers Released By Somali Pirates
Twenty-one Filipino seafarers of a Liberian vessel were released on Sunday by their Somali hostage-takers after almost six months in captivity, China’s Xinhua news agency quoted the Department of Foreign… Read more
101 Filipino Sailors Now Held by Somali Pirates
The hijacking of a Japanese ship with 20 Philippine crewmen off Kenya has brought to 101 the number of Filipinos being held in the Gulf of Aden, the government said… Read more
Pirates Seize Japanese Ship With 20 Filipino Sailors: EU
Pirates hijacked a Japanese ship carrying 20 Filipino sailors in the Somali Basin, the European Union’s anti-piracy mission said on Monday. The Somali Basin where pirate attacks take place. Photo… Read more
Kidnapped Pinoy Sailor in Cameroon Freed
A Filipino seafarer kidnapped by suspected Nigerian bandits in Cameroon earlier this month was released from captivity Thursday, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed. Filipino seafarer Wilson Nisda and a… Read more
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